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JdInu Patented Jan. 18, 1938 ATET OFFICE MATRIX FOR TYPE CASTINGApplication June 30,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improvement in circulating matrices for usein a type setting machine of the character widely known as the Linotypeand other trade names. In said machines matrices bearing typographicintaglio characters are stored in a magazine, released one at a time bya manual or automatically operated keyboard mechanism; composed in aline in an assembling elevator and transferred for presentation before amold, the line of matrices is then automatically justified and cast inthe mold to form the type characters on a printing slug, and thematrices are then returned by means of a distributor mechanism to themagazine from which they had been released.

J The object of this invention is to permit composition of text on anautomatic composing and reproducing device for the purpose of subequentprinting in multiple colors, with the ease and facility of single colorprinting.

As practiced today, multiple-color printing is achieved through themedium of photo-engraving or through lithographing. Two or moredrawings, complementary to each other are made of the text, and theseare separately photographed. A cut or a plate is made of each photographand each cut or plate printed in its appropriate color. 7

This process is costly, time-consuming an does not assure perfectregistration. Because of these difficulties multiple-color printing islimited in application.

An object of this invention is to provide a matrix bearing on itslongitudinal operative edge two intaglio characters which are dependentupon or complementary to each other.

A further object is to provide means by which single characters, Words,or justified lines of reading matter may be reproduced in multiplecolors from the same matrices without readjustment of the mechanism ofthe machine or changing of magazines.

A further object is to provide a matrix carrying two characters orsymbols complementary to and dependent upon each other so that the useof both of them is required to produce slugs of 'complete characters tobe printed in multiple colors.

A further object is to provide matrices of the character and for thepurpose described adaptable for employment in various typesettingmachines in which circulating or handset matrices are employed.

A further object is to provide matrices of the character and for thepurpose described bearing on their operative longitudinal edge acomplete 1936, Serial No. 88,081

character or a character part and a shading complementary to thatcharacter or character part to be used in composing successive justifiedlines of reading matter for subsequent printing of shaded characters inone or in multiple colors.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, this invention consists ofsuch novel features, combination and arrangement of parts as will bemore fully described and illustrated. In the accompanying drawings theinvention has been shown merely in preferred form and by way of examplebut obviously many changes and variations may be made therein and in itsmode of application which will still be comprised within its scope. Itis therefore to be understood that the invention is not limited to anyspecific form or embodiment except so far as such limitations arespecified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a matrixconstructed in accordance with this invention; Figs. 2 and 3 are frontviews of matrices also made according to the invention; Fig. 4 is afront view of a reproduction of a letter element as it appears inprinting; Fig. 5 is a reproduction of a complementary letter element;Fig. 6 is a view showing the two letter elements of Figs. 4 and 5 asreproduced together to form the completed letter; Fig. '7 is an exampleor specimen of a certain kind of artistic lettering; Fig. 8 is a frontview of a number of matrices of the character used to produce printingof the style shown in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is another specimen of a type offancy or artistic lettering and Fig. 10 shows matrices of the characterrequired for the production of such lettering; Fig. 11 is another formof lettering; and Fig. 12 shows the kind of matrices employed for theproduction of such lettering; Fig. 13 is a diagrammatic viewillustrating the manner in which the matrices are cast; and Fig. 14 is aperspective view of a number of matrices placed together for being cast.

Referring to Fig. 1, there is shown in perspective a matrix 20 intendedfor casting and provided on its operative edge 2| with superimposed orengraved intaglio characters 22 and 22a adapted for machines employingthe most common form of circulating matrices, having font distributingteeth 23 in their upper edge located in V-shaped recess 24 operatingwith ridged bars of a second elevator and distributing box (not shown inthe drawings) and a ridge and permuted V-shaped distributing bar alongwhich the matrices 20 travel. The number and arrangement of thecombinations 23 difier according to the characters on the matrices 20.

The longitudinal operative edge 2| of the matrix 29 may be provided witha horizontal recess 26 for each character or character part. Bothcomplementary characters may be in one recess or may have separaterecesses on the operative edge 2! of the matrix 20. Not only does thisnot prevent the matrix 29 in any Way from performing its part in thegeneral operation of the composing machine, but it also protects thereproducible intaglio character 22 or intaglio character parts 22a fromrubbing against the maga- Zine plates, assembler entrance or other partsof the type-casting machine.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings is shown an example of a matrix constructed inaccordance with the invention. The upper letter element 32 constitutes apart only of a finished letter and the lower letter element 33 is acomplementary portion thereof. When the element 32 has been cast into aslug and a print made therefrom, the co-operating or complementaryelement 33 is similarly reproduced and printed in proper relationship tothe element 32, and the finished product results. It will be obviousthat if the elements and 33 are printed in different colors, or one inblack and the other in color, many artistic results can be attained anda perfect registration of the letter elements or parts with respect toone another is assured. An example of the manner in which thereproduction takes place is shown in Figs. 4 to 6 inclusive. There 34indicates a reproduction of a letter element, corresponding in functionto the letter element 32 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 shows several segments orshading sections corresponding in purpose to the letter element shown at33 in Fig. 2. When the letter elements 3d and 35 are cast and the slugstaken therefrom are in juxtaposition or in their proper relationship asshown in Fig. 6 and possibly in different colors, the result is thefinished letter composed of the co-operating elements 3 5 and 35 ofFigs. 4 and 5.

In Fig. 3 is shown an upper letter element 36 and a lower complementaryelement 3? resulting, when properly printed together, in a finished andcomplete letter. Additional examples will be found in the other views ofthe drawings. For example in Fig. '7 a type of lettering is shown whichis printed by the utilization in co-operative relationship of the letterelements 38 and 39 of Fig. 8 appearing on the assembled matrices 2B. InFig. 9 is shown another type of printing wherein the outline of theletters is reproduced by using the letter elements or outlines till ofFig. 10 and filling in the letter outlines by the shading obtained bythe use of the letter elements M appearing on the same matrices as thoseshown at 30. In Fig. 11 is shown a type of shaded printing having theletter outlines produced by the letter elements 42 of Fig. 12 and theshading of said letters produced by the elements 43.

As will be evident from the description and drawings, our matrix differsfrom the conventional type-composing machine matrix in many respects.The conventional matrix bears on its operative edge two complete andindependent characters usually roman and italic; our matrix bearscharacters or character parts which are not independent of but, on thecontrary, are complementary to each other. The characters of theconventional matrix may be printed exolusively either all roman or allitalics or intermixed roman and italics on one line, yet maintain theirindividuality; the two characters or character parts on our matrix beinginterdependent are not intended to be printed individually and mustperforce be printed together in order to produce the desired character.Furthermore, each of the characters superimposed on the conventionaltype-casting machine matrices is intended for printing in one color;both of the characters on. our matrix are intended to be used togetherto produce a single character in multiple colors.

Finaliy, our matrix makes it possible to give to multiple-color printingof text-matter certain advantages which the art has hitherto notpossessed. Among others is perfect registration in colors and shades,character parts, outlines, aha-dings and the like.

Perfect registration of color is possible because both the maincharacter part such as indicated at and G2 and its complementary part orshading indicated at 22a, 37, 39, ii and are reproduced from the samematrix and in the same spacing and justification. As for example, shouldit be required to print the line of any text in two colors the procedurewould be to first set up the characters in say, the upper half of thematrices of which 22, 34, 38, 38, 40 or 32 are examples, and cast themin a slug. This is diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 13, the slugbeing formed in the aperture 553. A line of matrices in position forcasting is shown in Fig. 14. Thereafter the complementary characters ofwhich 22a, 3?, 39, 4! and 43 are examples, would be presented before themold and cast on a second slug, these elements of course appearing onthe lower half of the same matrices. Subsequently the line cast on thefirst slug would be printed in one color, following which the line caston the second slug would be printed in another color complementary tothe first printing. Inasmuch as both halves of this line of charactersare obtained from the same matrices the registration would of course beperfect.

The matrices, of course, are assembled in the same manner as in theconventional linotype, linograph or intertype machines and are providedwith means by which they may 'be shifted to and from various operativepositions.

For identifying purposes the back or indicator edge of each matrix bearsa representation at 55 of the finished letter as produced by uniting thetwo complementary elements thereofappearing on the operative face of thematrix (see Fig. 14).

Although the drawings show the characters and character parts on thematrix as letters or letter parts, it is to be understood that theycould be digits, words, designs, figures or other characters or ofcharacters of any language.

The examples given are only by way of illustration since it is evidentthat this matrix may he used in producing printing in more than twocolors.

What we claim is:

A matrix for casting complementary type bars to be separately assembledfor successive printing of a character and the character shade portion,said matrix being formed with a complete intaglio character in regularposition and a complementary intaglio shade casting portion in variantposition.

SAMU-EL ISI-I-SI-IALOM. OTTO I. BLOOM.

